Internet
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Political ads on social media rife with misinformation and scams, new research finds
Jul 10, 2024 10:29 am - WASHINGTON — The online advertisement to Donald Trump supporters was clear enough: Click here, and receive a free Trump 2024 flag and a commemorative coin. All in exchang...
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Internet providers must now be more transparent about fees, pricing, FCC says
Apr 10, 2024 8:20 am - NEW YORK — Much like nutritional labels on food products, “broadband labels” for internet packages will soon tell you just what is going into the pricing of your service,...
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Content creation holds appeal for laid-off workers seeking flexibility
Apr 09, 2024 8:27 am - With a compact mirror in one hand and an eyelash curler in the other, Grace Xu told her roughly 300,000 TikTok followers she was likely about to be laid off. She was rig...
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Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads down in widespread outage
Mar 05, 2024 10:37 am - Users of Meta's Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms are experiencing login issues in what appears to be a widespread outage. Internet traffic observer Do...
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Wikipedia, wrapped. Here are 2023's most-viewed articles on the internet's encyclopedia
Dec 05, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Remember what you searched for in 2023? Well, Wikipedia has the receipts. English Wikipedia raked in more than 84 billion views this year, according to number...
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Cyber Monday marks the year's biggest online shopping day, and one more chance to save on gifts
Nov 27, 2023 12:00 am - Consumers are scouring the internet for online deals as they begin to cap off the five-day post-Thanksgiving shopping bonanza with Cyber Monday. Even though e-commerce i...
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The White House and Google launch a new virtual tour with audio captions, Spanish translation
Oct 27, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Can't come to Washington? Couldn't get a ticket to tour the White House? Don't worry. The White House, Google Maps and Google Arts & Culture launched a...
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Media entrepreneur unites young activists with power brokers for fight to make social media safe
Oct 05, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - A media entrepreneur is trying to connect young people disturbed by the impact of social media on mental health with older power players to fight for change i...
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Google brings its AI chatbot Bard into its inner circle, opening door to Gmail, Maps, YouTube
Sep 19, 2023 1:00 am - Google is introducing Bard, its artificially intelligent chatbot, to other members of its digital family - including Gmail, Maps and YouTube - as it seeks ward off compe...
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TikTok is hit with $368 million fine under Europe's strict data privacy rules
Sep 15, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON - European regulators slapped TikTok with a $368 million fine on Friday for failing to protect children's privacy, the first time that the popular short video-sha...